TUGS

TUGS was a British children's television series of thirteen episodes first broadcast in 1988. It was created by the producers of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, Robert D. Cardona and David Mitton. TUGS is about two Anthropomorphised tug fleets, the Star Fleet and the Z Stacks, who compete against each other in the fictional Bigg City Port during the 1920s. The Star Fleet are honourable and hard-working, the Z-Stacks are underhanded and devious. The series was noted for the high quality of its production, which used detailed live-action models. Thirteen episodes of TUGS were made. The series was "darker" in tone than many other television programs aimed at children. The plots often featured crime, violence and destruction, with punishment given to the characters carrying out these actions. The dialogue, too, was quite mature for a children's series. It featured slang and terminology that might these days be considered "over the heads" of young children. Characters would often insult each other, as well as using historical and maritime terms.

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 73335
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired March 22, 1988
  • Recent June 20, 1989
  • Network ITV1
  • Average Runtime 15 minutes
  • Genres Adventure Children Family
  • Original Country Great Britain
  • Original Language English
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Season From To Episodes
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Specials 0
Season 1 March 1988 June 1989 13
Unassigned Episodes 0
Season From To Episodes
Unassigned Episodes 13
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 13
Name Number of Episodes Dates
David Mitton 15 03/22/1988 - 06/20/1989
Chris Tulloch 7 04/04/1989 - 05/16/1989
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Tarquin Cardona 2 01/02/1989 - 05/16/1989
Gloria Tors 1 11/26/1988
Roy Russell 1 03/22/1988
Robert D. Cardona 1 04/04/1989

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